The association between hypertension and depression and anxiety disorders: results from a nationally-representative sample of South African adults.

OBJECTIVE:Growing evidence suggests high levels of comorbidity between hypertension and mental illness but there are few data from low- and middle-income countries. We examined the association between hypertension and depression and anxiety in South Africa. METHODS:Data come from a nationally-repres...

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Main Authors: Anna Grimsrud, Dan J Stein, Soraya Seedat, David Williams, Landon Myer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2678252?pdf=render